city , along with a small section in the north , lie in house district 84 and are represented by tad campbell ( r ) . on the national level , the city is located in mississippi ' s 3rd congressional district , represented by gregg harper ( r ) , who has been in office since 2009 . lauderdale county , home to meridian , has voted for the republican candidate in every united states presidential election since 1972 . prior to the shift to the republican party , white area voters supported democratic party candidates , as for decades since the late nineteenth century , it was a one @ - @ party state . = = demographics = = the city ' s growth has
city, along with a small section in the north, lie in house district 84 and are represented by tad campbell ( r ). on the national level, the city is located in mississippi's 3rd congressional district, represented by gregg harper ( r ), who has been in office since 2009. lauderdale county, home to meridian, has voted for the republican candidate in every united states presidential election since 1972. prior to the shift to the republican party, white area voters supported democratic party candidates, as for decades since the late nineteenth century, it was a one @ - @ party state. = = demographics = = the city's growth has